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'''Story Landis''' is an [[United States|American]] neurobiologist and director of the [[National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke]]. She has been director of the institute since September 1, 2003.
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'''Story C. Landis''' is an American neurobiologist and former director of the [[National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke]] at the [[National Institutes of Health]]. She was director of the institute between September 1, 2003 and October 2014. Dr. Landis worked at NINDS since 1995, and was named Chair of the NIH Stem Cell Task Force in 2007.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=2014-10-01|title=Story Landis|url=http://www.nature.com/nrd/journal/v13/n10/full/nrd4454.html|journal=Nature Reviews Drug Discovery|language=En|volume=13|issue=10|pages=718–719|doi=10.1038/nrd4454|pmid=25270951|last1=Landis|first1=S.|last2=Mullard|first2=A.|s2cid=44883573}}</ref>
Dr. Landis has worked at NINDS since 1995 and was named Chair of the NIH Stem Cell Task Force in 2007.


==Life==
Dr. Landis received her undergraduate degree in biology from [[Wellesley College]] in 1967 and her Master's Degree and Ph.D. from [[Harvard University]]. Her doctoral work at Harvard focused on cerebellar development in mice. She was a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard, where she studied transmitter plasticity in sympathetic neurons.
She received her undergraduate degree in biology from [[Wellesley College]] in 1967 and her Master's Degree and Ph.D. from [[Harvard University]]. Her doctoral work at Harvard focused on cerebellar development in mice. She was a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard, where she studied transmitter plasticity in sympathetic neurons.<ref name="nihrecord">{{cite web|title=Story Landis Named Director of Neurology Institute|url=http://nihrecord.nih.gov/newsletters/08_19_2003/story03.htm|website=The NIH Record|publisher=National Institutes of Health|accessdate=16 March 2015|date=19 August 2003}}</ref>


Dr. Landis served as a professor in the Department of Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School until 1985, when she joined the faculty of [[Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine]].
Dr. Landis served as a professor in the [[Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School|Department of Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School]] until 1985, when she joined the faculty of [[Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine]].<ref name="nihrecord" />


Dr. Landis is an elected fellow of the [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]], the [[American Association for the Advancement of Science]], and the [[American Neurological Association]].
She is an elected fellow of the [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]], the [[American Association for the Advancement of Science]], and the [[American Neurological Association]].<ref name="nihrecord" />


==References==
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*[http://www.ninds.nih.gov/find_people/ninds/bio_dr_story_landis.htm Story C. Landis, Ph.D.]
*[http://www.ninds.nih.gov/find_people/ninds/bio_dr_story_landis.htm Story C. Landis, Ph.D.]
*http://www.nih.gov/about/director/07312014_statement_landis.htm
*http://www.npr.org/2013/02/18/172336350/new-project-would-map-the-human-brain
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*{{Charlie Rose guest|8408}}

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Latest revision as of 01:51, 12 January 2024

Story C. Landis
Alma materWellesley College,
Harvard University
Scientific career
InstitutionsHarvard Medical School
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
National Institutes of Health

Story C. Landis is an American neurobiologist and former director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke at the National Institutes of Health. She was director of the institute between September 1, 2003 and October 2014. Dr. Landis worked at NINDS since 1995, and was named Chair of the NIH Stem Cell Task Force in 2007.[1]

Life

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She received her undergraduate degree in biology from Wellesley College in 1967 and her Master's Degree and Ph.D. from Harvard University. Her doctoral work at Harvard focused on cerebellar development in mice. She was a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard, where she studied transmitter plasticity in sympathetic neurons.[2]

Dr. Landis served as a professor in the Department of Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School until 1985, when she joined the faculty of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.[2]

She is an elected fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Neurological Association.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Landis, S.; Mullard, A. (2014-10-01). "Story Landis". Nature Reviews Drug Discovery. 13 (10): 718–719. doi:10.1038/nrd4454. PMID 25270951. S2CID 44883573.
  2. ^ a b c "Story Landis Named Director of Neurology Institute". The NIH Record. National Institutes of Health. 19 August 2003. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
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